Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Neil Lennon admits Celtic have him 'buzzing' but sends firm warning over Livingston errors
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists it’s privilege to be in charge of his Celtic squad after taking another huge stride towards wrapping up the Premiership.
The champions salvaged a point at Livingston thanks to Tom Rogic ’s stoppage time leveller – and increased their lead at the top to 13 points on the back of Rangers crashing to defeat to Hamilton.
Lennon felt his men deserved to win in West Lothian but accepted the draw with the high-flying Lions could prove to be pivotal in the grand scheme of the title race.
The Celtic manager was convinced his men would come back and said: “I was pleased with them all. The whole team was brilliant.
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